10 CFR 53.1218
§ 53.1218 Staff approval of design.
United States · 10 CFR — Energy · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 10 CFR 53.1218, § 53.1218 Staff approval of design, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/37682
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:37682@1- SHA-256
2627fa6d131a2007ad71b394488b75db0c3526a63069f5843f4ded56eb040c93
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) Upon completion of its review of a submittal under §§ 53.1200 through 53.1221 and receipt of a report by the ACRS under § 53.1215, the NRC staff must publish a determination in the Federal Register as to whether or not the design is acceptable, subject to appropriate terms and conditions, and make an analysis of the design in the form of a report available at the NRC website, https://www.nrc.gov.
(b) A standard design approval issued under this section is valid for 15 years from the date of issuance and may not be renewed. A design approval continues to be valid beyond the date of expiration in any proceeding on an application for a CP, OL, COL, or ML under this part that references the design approval and is docketed before the date of expiration of the design approval.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.